To sail in the sea leaving the safe port, in the ship that we have been given, provisioned and ready; It is an experience of abandoning this unknown Chapter; It is a story to live and a route to travel; a compass and a letter, and a star to distinguish: what the Spirit longs for our simple serving.

May each of us be guided with the same hope and audacity that inspired Marcellin and the early Marists in helping young people come to know the love that Jesus and Mary has for each of them.

May the 22nd General Chapter be a Spirit-filled gathering that transforms our Institute into a global entity that lives out our Brotherhood for the world.